City of Edmonton action on immigration
Dear
Mayor Mandel,
I
am writing on behalf of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of
Canada in Edmonton to support your special initiative on immigration which
will be considered and voted by City Council on November 15th.
I
urge you and city council to move forward with a realistic plan to attract
more immigrants in Edmonton.
In
this regard, members of NEPMCC in Edmonton are readily to support your
initiative.
Since
most newcomers to Edmonton, including immigrants and refugees are
presently reading newspapers and periodicals in their first languages, in
order for us to create an effective link between city hall and the
newcomer community, may I suggest that the city will send information
on council 's decisions and departments' activities to us so that your
activities
be known and be implemented.
However,
it is noted that lately since the time you became our mayor most of the
ethno-cultural media in Edmonton did not receive many advertising purchase
orders from Corporate Communications, as it was a normal practice in the
past. On this occasion, I would like to take the liberty to bring to your
attention this issues for your kind consideration.
Last
but not least, on behalf of NEPMCC may I wish you and City Council all the
very best to serve Edmontonians in your term as the Mayor of the City of
Edmonton.
Regards,
THANH
NGUYEN
Publisher,
Vietnam Time Magazine
(or
Viet Nam Thoi Bao Edmonton)
Agent-General
for Alberta, NEPMCC
Tel/Fax:
429-4781
email:
thoibao@telus.net
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The
Vietnam Time Magazine (or VietnamThoi Bao Edmonton) is an award winning
periodical of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC)
in 2004. To find more about NEPMCC please go to
http://www.nepmcc.ca/frnt.htm>
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On
Nov. 15 City Council will be voting on a recommendation to move forward
with
a plan to support the attraction and retention of more immigrants in
Edmonton.
EMCN has sent the attached letter encouraging all members of City Council
to support the motion. If any of you are involved with an organization
that might like to also express its support, the more councilors know
there is wide support for this direction the better,
and letter to them deliver that message. The fax numbers for the mayor and
councilors is on the first of the blue pages at the beginning of the phone
book and letters should be there no later than Monday morning since this
will come to the meeting on Tuesday at 1:30 PM. If you want a copy of the
actual motion and/or a copy of the Prairie Centre summary of
recommendations to help develop your letter just let me know. Thanks for
any help you
